Use <div> as a button and trigger a mailto when it is clicked

Question

I'm creating a custom button on my webpage which actually is a <div>, I want to trigger a mailto when the button is clicked. What is the best way out?

I've tried calling a javascript function using-onClick that looks like this -

function foo(){
    window.open("mailto:[email protected]");
}

But that opens a new tab in Chrome first, and then asks for the relevant app to send out the email. This experience is different from what we generally get when we simply do a <a href=mailto:.....> in HTML.

I can also create a new document element in the JS function, and simulate a click like this -

function sendEmail() {
    var mail = 'mailto:[email protected]';
    var a = document.createElement('a');
    a.href = mail;
    a.click();
};

But i'm not too sure if that's the right way! Anyone has a better solution?

Solution 1

Use an anchor tag but change the display property to block:

HTML

<a class="mailto" href="mailto:[email protected]">Mail</a>

CSS

.mailto{
  display:block;
  width:100px;
  height:20px;
}

Solution 2

Try this, and tell me if works. (If not, I will delete answer.)

<script>
function sendEmail() 
{
    window.location = "mailto:[email protected]";
}
</script>
<div onclick="sendEmail();">Send e-mail</div>

It is possible to pass the parameters subject and body, but I think that it is not possible to format the text:

<a href='mailto:[email protected]?subject=Me&body=Hello!'>EMAIL</a>

Solution 3

Extremely late to the party I know, but what about combining these answers into something simpler and more practical:

<div class="button" onclick="location.href='mailto:[email protected]';">Send E-Mail</div>

Solution 4

This worked for me:

<script>
function sendEmail() 
{
    window.location.assign("mailto:[email protected]");
}
</script>
<div onclick="sendEmail();">Send e-mail</div>

@Tony has used the same approach just assign has been added.

Solution 5

In order to obfuscate your email from SPAM bots that scan website for emails, you can do the following,

<div class="button" onclick="location.href='mail'+'to:xyz'+'@'+abc'+'.'+'com';">Send E-Mail</div>

and instead of the 'Send E-Mail' text you can place an image of your actual email address (screenshot) to make it more obvious.

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